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Rules of Conduct |
Paralegal Regulation | Confidentiality | Conflicts of Interest | Competence & Negligence |
| Link to Rules Search "Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission" Ethics decisions can be found on iardc.org |
Paralegal
reg
law 5 ILCS 70/1.35 Definition of a paralegal |
In re Thomas Gregory Patrick Leavy (Click on the link. Search "leavy". Click on the disciplinary item of 05) Threatening to reveal a client confidence. |
People v. McGee, 869
N.E.2d 883 (Ill. App., 2007) public defender's office Country Mutual Insurance Company v. Olsak, No. 1-07-2273 (Ill. App. 5/13/2009) (Ill. App., 2009) insured/insurer |
10 common ethics questions |
| UPL | UPL/Misrepresentation | Attorney/Client Privilege | Advertising/Solicitation | Client Trust Accounts |
| UPL
Statute 750 ILCS 205/1) from Ch. 13, par. 1 Task force on UPL See pdf file "What the Public Needs to Know" 2005 Case against people who created mortgate documents for UPL |
People v. Harris, No. 1-06-3509 (Ill. App. 8/20/2009) (Ill. App., 2009) attorney misrepresented status as patent specialist |
Illinois
has no
statute-follows common law To prevail on an attorney-client privilege claim in a corporate context, a claimant must first show that a statement was made by someone in the corporate control group. Hayes v. Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Ry. Co., 323 Ill.App.3d 474, 752 N.E.2d 470, 256 Ill.Dec. 590 (Ill.App. 1 Dist. 2001). |
. | Read all about how to take care of a trust account here. Revised 2009 |
| Fair Fees | Paralegal Fees | Intimate Relations with Clients | Drug/Alcohol Abuse | Pro Bono |
| Todd
W. Musburger, LTD. v. Meier, No. 1-07-3080 (Ill. App. 8/31/2009) (Ill.
App., 2009) Appropriate factors to use when assessing the value
of an attorney's services In re Whitney Dove Hardy, 2005 |
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| Special Duties of the Prosecutor | Overly Zealous Conduct | Misc.
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Reporting Misconduct | . |
| . | . | Law Review Article includes 20 most common
ethical violations Bar association newsletter Sept. 24, 2009 (10 disbarred; 32 suspended) |
Skolnick v. Altheimer & Gray, 191 Ill. 2d 214 (2000) | Please report broken links |